Kindergarten Registration is March 20th

Kindergarten registration for the Payson/Santaquin/Goshen Area Elementary Schools will be from 8:00 A.M. to 4:00 P.M on Tuesday, March 20th, 2018. Please go to your respective elementary school on that day if you have a child who will be starting kindergarten in the 2018-2019 school year. Bring your child with you as there will be a short assessment given. Requirements to start kindergarten are outlined below. Please keep in mind that these are state laws not subject to change by the school.

*Special instructions for students involved in the new school boundaries in Santaquin.

This will be considered a Pre-registration for the Santaquin area schools. You will need to register at your current school in March and then if involved, your new school in the fall.

Children must be five years of age on or before September 1, 2018 to start kindergarten.

A birth certificate is required to enroll a child in kindergarten.

Proof of residency is required.

To attend kindergarten, a student must have written proof of receiving the following immunizations:

5 diphtheria, tetanus and acellular pertussis (DPaT/DT)

4 polio* (3 doses, if 3rd dose was given on/after the 4th birthday)

2 measles, mumps and rubella (MMR)

3 hepatitis B

2 hepatitis A

2 varicella*(chicken pox) – history of disease is acceptable; a parent must sign the verification statement on the school immunization record.

Please come to registration and bring your child’s immunization records even if they are not completed, but keep in mind that students are not to start kindergarten until completed immunization records are on file at the school. For more information about immunizations, or to schedule a child for vaccines, call your family physician or contact the Utah County Health Department Immunization Clinic at (801) 851-7034 or 851-7025

If you have further questions about kindergarten registration, please contact your elementary school.